SB 1221 Summary

• Simplifies reporting requirements for after school programs by removing mandates to report test scores and high school exit exam performance, requiring only schoolday attendance rates and program attendance data.

• Replaces "supplemental grants" with "summer grants" for expanded learning programs, establishing maximum annual amounts of $33,750 for elementary schools and $45,000 for middle/junior high schools.

• Requires after school and summer programs to submit evidence of data-driven program quality improvement processes based on department guidance standards.

• Authorizes additional transportation funding up to $15,000 per site annually for programs in areas with population density below 11 persons per square mile.

• Requires the State Department of Education to submit biennial reports to the Legislature on expanded learning program participation and quality, matching pupil data across state systems.